Jan. 24—SEATTLE — Johnson and Johnson will pay nearly $150 million to Washington for its role in the opioid epidemic, the Washington State Office of Attorney General announced Tuesday. The $149.5 million resolution will be paid in a lump sum this fiscal year. It is an increase over a rejected settlement that would have paid […]
(Bloomberg) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s behind-the-scenes backing of a presidential candidate is fracturing his government, with several ministers weighing resignation. Most Read from Bloomberg Among them is Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati, who has been integral in steadying Southeast Asia’s largest economy, according to people who asked not to be named discussing sensitive information. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow Proud Boys extremist group members was sentenced on Wednesday to six years in prison after he berated and insulted the judge who punished him. Marc Bru repeatedly interrupted Chief Judge James Boasberg before he handed down the sentence, calling him a “clown” and […]
Former Republic of Ireland captain and coach Roy Keane has said he is interested in becoming the national manager. The FAI is currently assessing options to rebuild following Stephen Kenny’s disastrous three-year spell. Keane was speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, which he co-hosts with former Manchester United teammate Gary Neville, former Liverpool defender […]
Four candidates for a U.S. Senate seat in California squared off in their first debate Monday as they compete for a rare open seat vacated by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. And Donald Trump, the likely 2024 Republican presidential nominee, who would be all but guaranteed to get pummeled in the general election in […]
An ex-Marine turned “domestic terrorist” who played a major role in the 2020 Black Lives Matter riots in Columbia that injured law enforcement officers and destroyed police cars has been sentenced to two years in state prison. Joshua Barnard, 28, of Florida and Columbia, is the first person sentenced to state prison in the Columbia […]
A handful of felony charges against a Miami-Dade police officer accused of sexual battery and other violent offenses against his girlfriend were dropped by the state Friday, after the woman refused to give a statement and said she now believes the officer thought they were role playing. The woman, whose name has not been released, […]
Pauly Shore is taking on the role of weight loss guru Richard Simmons. The actor and comedian, 55, portrays Simmons in a new short film called “The Court Jester,” which premieres at The Cabin in Park City, Utah, on Jan. 19 and then worldwide on YouTube later that night. Shore is also set to play […]
“Pollution and climate change do not respect boundaries, and we’ve got to work together if we can.” That was Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride’s message to a room full of leaders from 19 Milwaukee County municipalities Jan. 8 as he asked for those interested to join his city’s effort to bring a shared sustainability manager to […]
The Miami federal courtroom was divided in half. On one side: About 50 people supporting a young couple killed in a boat crash. On the other side were another 50 people backing the man who caused their deaths. Toward the end of the emotionally charged hearing on Friday, Josbel Fernandez Echevarria stood up to say […]
Jan. 12—A Douglassville man has been arrested on charges related to his conduct during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Ian MacBride, 43, is charged with a felony offense of obstructing an official proceeding, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. In addition to the felony charge, MacBride is charged with misdemeanor […]
Mark Dodson has dismissed any notion that criticism of Scottish Rugby’s handling of Siobhan Cattigan’s death played a part in his decision to call time on his near-13-year reign as chief executive. The Englishman was appointed in September 2011 and his most recent contract, signed in 2022, was due to take him up to June […]